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New St. Pete Pier operating budget at $3.2M, Colliers tapped to manage

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St. Petersburg City Council members received a glimpse at expected ongoing costs for the soon-to-be-reopened St. Pete Pier, which will have a $3.2 million annual budget. During Thursday’s council meeting, the board also selected Canadian-based commercial real estate firm Colliers International to manage the pier. Janelle Irwin of the Tampa Bay Business Journal offers a breakdown: $3.2 million annual operating costs, $600,000 for pre-opening operations and a $50,000 grand opening event. A staff presentation to council members to hire Colliers…

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Rick Kriseman fingers Tampa firm to manage Pier District

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Colliers International, a Clearwater-based real estate management firm, will serve as the operator for the new St. Pete Pier district. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Mayor Rick Kriseman announced he’d chosen Colliers over two other companies in a memo Thursday. “I have determined that the proposal presented by Colliers Arnold provides the city the greatest opportunity for successful operation and management of the Pier District,” Kriseman said Saturday, according to the online local news service Tampa Bay Reporter. Colliers…

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Rick Kriseman next stop for 3 groups vying to run new Pier

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Three teams made their cases Tuesday before a committee of St. Pete staff leaders and selected city residents to run the city’s new Pier. The team chosen will be in charge of management and operation of the Pier, Pier approach and the inclusive Pier district that runs up to Beach Drive. The three teams who presented at the city’s water resources department facility were Philadelphia-based Spectra Venue Management, Clearwater’s Colliers International and St. Pete’s own locally based Skyway One. The…

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